Artist Gen 3 worth it? Tempted but a few concerns
Bit of history, I had the MKII 100W when it came out and looking back it was the amp I actually had the longest. I was just getting back into guitar in lockdown and it was a great amp to use to get back into playing, effects, etc. But damn YouTube in lockdown didn’t help! And GAS over the the years for the best of me. I started with the UaFX pedals into the Katana’s poweramp and noticed a big difference in tone and feel. That convinced me to try a tube amp so I sold everything for simplicity and got a little Supro DK12 which I liked the feel of. But! Once I got a band going I didn’t like the Supro in the jam room.
Got rid of the a Supro for a Tonex One and have enjoyed playing captures through the room’s PA and headphones at home. But had a bad experience at our last gig with an incompetent sound guy and now realise I need an amp (the band agrees!)
The last couple years I’ve really simplified my setup to an OD and a tape delay, focusing on tone more than loads of effects.
So I’m looking at the Artist Gen 3 wondering if it’s the solution between what I liked from the MKII but with the feel I got from other options. I really want a one stop shop. I play edge of breakup, Americana, Springsteen/Petty/Neil type stuff. The MKII ended up sounding a bit too digital and lifeless in the end compared to amp in a box pedals so my big concern is the Artist will still have a bit of that staleness BUT I would love for the Pushed and Bloom features to prove me wrong and satisfy the itch.
Sorry for the ramble. Thanks in advance for your expertise!